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Curtain Call Honors the Past

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Office of Marketing | Dec 05, 2013

Curtain Call, the theater group at Valley Forge Christian College (VFCC), gave tremendous performances this October. For two consecutive weekends, “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten” was showcased in Krempels Theater. Student co-directors, Loren Metallo and Chris McNaney, proudly led the cast in a successful presentation of this world famous sketch-musical hybrid.

In “All I Really Need to Know," a play based on Robert Fulghum’s bestselling collection of essays, the audience was treated to a comical and heartwarming look at the profound moments of everyday life. The play itself is to drama what anthologies are to literature – a compilation of short stories, or skits, that circle the same central meaning. From social interaction to spirituality, this production offers insight on some of the most common situations with very uncommon perspectives.

“All I Really Need to Know” has a special place in Curtain Call's heart. After the student drama community at VFCC was established in 2003, this play was presented as their first production – standing as a clear landmark in the group’s history. As VFCC celebrates its 75th Anniversary, Curtain Call paid tribute to its 10 years of theatrical performances with a re-creation of the play that started it all.

The five on-stage cast members (Maranatha Purring, Mylove Isaac, Randy Stegner, Dane Duncan and Yolanda Alvarez) made this presentation of “All I Really Need to Know” a unique one. Rather than portraying the scripted characters, each stood as him or herself – sharing personal experiences of lessons learned in life. Curtain Call member Randy Stegner explained, “The actors in this production are not portraying original characters anymore than the audience is portraying the original set of spectators … they may not have written the script, but they have learned the lessons.”

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The University of Valley Forge is a private Christian University located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, 35 miles northwest of downtown Philadelphia. UVF offers on its sprawling park-like campus, as well as online, over 50 undergraduate and eight graduate degrees in the Arts, the Sciences and the Professions. The university's mission is to prepare individuals for a life of service and leadership in the church and in the world.

about UVF

University of Valley Forge is a private Christian University located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, 35 miles northwest of downtown Philadelphia. UVF offers on its sprawling park-like campus, as well as online, over 50 undergraduate and eight graduate degrees in the Arts, the Sciences and the Professions. The university's mission is to prepare individuals for a life of service and leadership in the church and in the world.